Denver police are still trying to determine how someone got into the Capitol building around 5 a.m. Sunday and destroyed several bust statues.

The fire department initially responded to a call at the Capitol at 200 E. Colfax Ave. after fire alarms were triggered, according to police spokesman Jay Casillas. But when firefighters arrived, instead of a fire, they found damaged statues, so they called police.

Officers found no signs of forced entry into the building and think the fire alarms were triggered when the suspect was damaging items, Casillas said. By the time firefighters and police arrived, the suspect had already fled.

Casillas said the number of statues damaged or destroyed is not yet available nor is the cost of the damages. He added that it’s still unclear if anything was stolen from the building.

As of late Sunday morning, police did not yet have a suspect in custody.

Casillas said the department could not release photos of the damages until after the investigation concludes.

He asked that anyone who may have information about the incident call the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000.

Saja Hindi is a politics reporter for The Denver Post. She's an award-winning reporter who has previously worked at the Fort Collins Coloradoan and the Loveland Reporter-Herald after starting her journalism career in North Carolina. She's covered breaking news, immigration, politics, social issues and public safety.

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